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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jeffrey Rice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.jeffrey_rice@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:29:29 -0700
Subject: Business Transaction.. Urgent

I am Mr Jeffrey Rice a personal chief financial treasurer to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following
companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company)
Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial
institution with it?s Branches all over the world) SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount to the tune of ($15,100,000.00)
(Fifteen million,one hundred thousand dollars) which I
seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be
rewarded with 30% of the total sum for your partnership.
Can you be my partner on this? Already the funds have left
the shore of Russia through diplimatic means to a European
Holding financial institution where the final crediting is
expected to be carried out. While I was on the process,
My Boss got arrested for his Involvement in politics by
financing the leading And opposing political parties
(the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and
Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor
Yavlinsky) which posed a great treat to President Vladimir
Putin Second Tenure as
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-khodorkovsky
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html YOUR ROLE:
These funds are secured in as escrow account in finanacial institution
in the United Kingdom and can be transferred from the escrow account
to your personal or business account once you have assured me of your
ability and capacity to receive the funds for disbursement amongst
the two of us at a ration i stated above. The funds were deposited
in my name as a front for my client and all documents in relation to
this bears my name to avoid the search by the government, so you
need not entertain any worries.
I would provide you the Escrow account details of the offshore account
to enable you verify the existence of these funds. Once you have
verified and you are in a position to assist in receiving the funds
on my behalf, then I would provide you more details.

All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above
quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which
will enable the European Holding financial institution transfer the
sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to American
continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail khodorkovsky
conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded within 5 to 10
working days, as soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the
transaction with me. Contact me via my private box jef.rice@live.com
so that I can furnish you with more details. Thank you very much.


Regards,
Jeffrey Rice [Mr]

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